DE60313115T2 - Kolorimetrisches Verfahren zur Reduktion des Tintenverbrauchs für Drucker - Google Patents
Kolorimetrisches Verfahren zur Reduktion des Tintenverbrauchs für Drucker Download PDFInfo
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| US317778 | 2002-12-12 | ||
| US10/317,778 US7196817B2 (en) | 2002-12-12 | 2002-12-12 | Printing of digital images using reduced colorant amounts while preserving perceived color |
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| DE60313115D1 DE60313115D1 (de) | 2007-05-24 |
| DE60313115T2 true DE60313115T2 (de) | 2007-12-20 |
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| DE60313115T Expired - Lifetime DE60313115T2 (de) | 2002-12-12 | 2003-11-27 | Kolorimetrisches Verfahren zur Reduktion des Tintenverbrauchs für Drucker |
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| US (1) | US7196817B2 (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP1437678B1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP4512354B2 (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE60313115T2 (ja) |
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| US7023570B2 (en) * | 2003-01-24 | 2006-04-04 | Electronics For Imaging, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for colorant reduction |
| US7609425B2 (en) * | 2003-01-31 | 2009-10-27 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image data processing apparatus, method, storage medium and program |
| EP1830557A1 (en) * | 2006-03-01 | 2007-09-05 | Agfa Graphics N.V. | Method and apparatus for printer characterization |
| US7889402B2 (en) | 2007-03-28 | 2011-02-15 | Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. | Method for limiting total colorant coverage using multidimensional simplicial subdivision and barycentric interpolation |
| JP4945361B2 (ja) * | 2007-07-30 | 2012-06-06 | 富士フイルム株式会社 | 画像処理方法及びその装置、並びにｃｐｕ読取可能な記録媒体 |
| JP5415729B2 (ja) * | 2007-09-10 | 2014-02-12 | キヤノン株式会社 | 画像処理方法及び画像処理装置 |
| US8270028B2 (en) * | 2007-09-27 | 2012-09-18 | Agfa Graphics Nv | Method for creating a color link |
| US8115979B2 (en) * | 2008-05-09 | 2012-02-14 | Infoprint Solutions Company Llc | Ink minimizing profile making tool |
| US20100157331A1 (en) * | 2008-12-23 | 2010-06-24 | Vladimir Shestak | Color Smoothing Mechanism for an Ink Minimizing Profile Making Tool |
| US20130100466A1 (en) * | 2011-10-25 | 2013-04-25 | Timothy A. Fischer | Method of ink reduction |
| US8870319B2 (en) | 2012-05-02 | 2014-10-28 | Xerox Corporation | System and method for printing with ink limiting |
| KR20150108192A (ko) | 2014-03-17 | 2015-09-25 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 토너 절약 기능을 갖는 화상형성장치 및 그의 인쇄 방법 |
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| US20040114159A1 (en) | 2004-06-17 |
| EP1437678B1 (en) | 2007-04-11 |
| JP2004188980A (ja) | 2004-07-08 |
| JP4512354B2 (ja) | 2010-07-28 |
| EP1437678A1 (en) | 2004-07-14 |
| US7196817B2 (en) | 2007-03-27 |
| DE60313115D1 (de) | 2007-05-24 |
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| 8381 | Inventor (new situation) |
Inventor name: COUWENHOVEN, DOUGLAS W., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, US Inventor name: SPAULDING, KEVIN E., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, US |
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| 8364 | No opposition during term of opposition |